1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Catalogues for 1898. 
(continued.) 
R. H. Shumway, Rockford, Ill.—An 
illustrated Garden Guide of 50 pages, the 
pages measuring 13 x 16 inches, and con¬ 
taining more illustrations to the page 
than any other catalogue we have ever 
examined. The two colored covers show 
over 40 different varieties of flowers, vege¬ 
tables and small fruits. 
A. IV. Livingston’s Sons, Columbus, 
O.—A large-sized, general catalogue of 
seeds of all kinds. This firm has done 
more to improve the varieties of toma¬ 
toes than any other firm. The new up¬ 
right tomato, Yellow Prince, is of com¬ 
pact growth. It is as early as the Dwarf 
Champion, and the flavor is sprightly 
and pleasant. 
C. E. Whitten, Bridgman, Mich.— A 
catalogue of strawberries, raspberries, 
blackberries, grapes, currants and goose¬ 
berries. The Nic Ohmer strawberry was 
named after the ex-president of the Ohio 
State Horticultural Society. The con¬ 
servative Matthew Crawford is confident 
that it is one of the most desirable, if 
not the very best, variety ever sent out. 
“ If restricted to a single variety, it would 
be my first choice without a moment’s 
hesitation.” 
Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, New Canaan, 
Conn.—A first-rate catalogue of fruits, 
large and small, forest and ornamental 
trees, roses, etc. This firm has had 40 
years of experience, the soil of their ex¬ 
tensive nurseries being a gravelly loam 
abounding in stones and rocks. This, in 
a way, insures a vigorous, robust tree. 
The first order for fruit trees sent from 
the then embryo Rural Grounds was 
filled by this firm 25 years ago. The 
trees to-day show that we made no mis¬ 
take. Among the specialties of the cata¬ 
logue is the October Purple plum, an¬ 
other of Luther Burbank’s Japan intro¬ 
ductions. A colored page shows plums 
fully seven inches in circumference. It is 
said to bear enormously every season. It 
“ fruits all over the old wood on spurs, 
instead of away out on the branches like 
many other varieties.” It is a superb late 
variety. This company introduced the 
Green Mountain (Winchell) white grape. 
The Carman blackcap has proved healthy, 
hardy, vigorous and productive in the 
Hoyt nurseries. “ Fruit jet black, large, 
one of the earliest to ripen, and of extra 
fine quality.” 
Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo.—The 
Stark Fruit Book of 74 pages, being, as we 
regard it, as full of exact, up-to-date, 
boiled-down information as it well can 
be. It is free of trashy novelties. There 
are four full colored pages of fruits, viz.: 
1, the Gold plum, one of Burbank’s most 
valuable originations, a cross between 
Japan and American plums. 2, the 
“Apple of Commerce.” Stark Bros, be¬ 
lieve that it is destined to be recog¬ 
nized as the one great apple of com¬ 
merce, far in the lead of Ben Davis, 
being better in every respect. “ It bears 
at four years of age, and has borne 14 
crops in succession. The most beautiful 
apple known. Keeps until .Tune.” The 
specimen shown measures 434 inches in 
diameter, medium reddish-yellow color, 
conspicuously streaked with purplish- 
red. 3, the Senator, which we have be¬ 
fore described. It is said to bear every 
year, beginning at four years, and out- 
bearing Ben Davis. It is of the first 
quality. 4, the Van Deman (Burbank) 
quince, a full description of which ap¬ 
peared in The R. N.-Y. of February 5. 
James Vick’s Sons, Rochester, N. Y.— 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide. This 
is, certainly, one of the costliest and 
most interesting catalogues we have ever 
received. It is one of the mysteries to 
us how such costly works can be sent to 
applicants without charge. There are 
six colored pages showing sweet peas, 
nasturtiums, Tuberous Begonias, Gol¬ 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins- 
_ow’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
den Day lily and Asters. The Rathbun 
blackberry is described as the largest of 
all varieties. The plant is hardy, vigor¬ 
ous and a great bearer. The fruit very 
large, black and lustrous, and of the 
highest quality. “ The fruit is of better 
quality, larger, handsomer, will better 
carry to market, and present a finer ap¬ 
pearance when offered to the consumer 
and bring a higher price, than any 
variety now before the public.” Those 
interested in lettuce should read what is 
said about Vick’s New Hero on page 27. 
There are three new varieties of peas 
offered, viz. : Vick’s Daisy, New Surprise 
and Gradus, elsewhere noted, which 
were tried at the Rural Grounds last 
season, the results of which we shall 
place before our readers in a few weeks. 
English Wonder is a new pea which we 
have not tried. It is of the Gem type, 
with the advantage that the peas are of 
a dark green color, so that it is valued 
for long-distance shipping. The New 
White Beauty potato is said to combine 
the following qualities : Size, yield and 
quality. It has out-yielded Carman No. 
1 and Rural New-Yorker No. 2. It is an 
intermediate as to maturity. Vick's 
Mammoth asparagus, it is claimed, is the 
largest and best variety known. 
Green’s Nursery Company, Rochester, 
N. Y.—A catalogue of fruits with col¬ 
ored illustrations of the Loudon rasp¬ 
berry and four strawberries which Mr. 
Green calls the “ Big Four.” They are 
McKinley, Seaford, Brunette and Mar¬ 
garet. An illustration is given of the 
new Red Cross currant, natural size. 
Prof. Maynard, of Amherst, says that 
the berries average larger than the Fay’s 
Prolific, and the plants are more vigor¬ 
ous. Other authorities speak of it with 
equal favor. The Wilder Early pear 
seems to be gaining friends. The cata¬ 
logue comprises most of the large and 
small standard fruits. 
Northrup, King & Co.—A large-sized 
catalogue—56 pages—of “ Good Seeds at 
Fair Prices,” with many illustrations, 
and colored covers, the cover showing 
the Pingree potato, for which is claimed 
fine table and long-keeping qualities, 
combined with great productiveness. 
The tubers form close in the hill. The 
color is “a bright russet, eyes few and 
nearly flush with the surface. In qual¬ 
ity, we know of no other that equals it.” 
On page 11 will be seen a photo-illus¬ 
tration of “ The Most Wonderful Green¬ 
house in the World.” It is in Upper 
Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, Yellowstone 
National Park, Wyoming. The altitude 
is 7,400 feet above the sea, and there is 
not a month in the year that ice does 
not at some time form. Nevertheless, 
this greenhouse is heated without fire, 
and produces vegetables of the finest 
quality in a shorter space of time than 
any other greenhouse in the world. 
Page 140 of The R. N.-Y. will tell the 
inquisitive reader how it is done. Fifty 
dollars are offered for the largest num¬ 
ber of varieties- grown from a single 
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W. B. CLEVES, Pat. and Mfr., 
Binghamton, N. Y 
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